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STARLETS BY THE SEA. 



STARLETS 



BY THE SEA. 




'^UG X91895 



Rev. E. H. SXOKES, D.D, 



" 0?ic Star diff c ret h from another Star, 
in glory.' ^ 



Ocean Grove, N. J. 



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Copyright, 1S95, 
By K H. stokes, 

Ali rights reservid. 



AFTER 

NEARLY HALF A CENTIRV OF HAPPY WEDDED LIFE, 

IT IS A SUPRKMK PLEASURE TO 

DEDICATE 

Tins LITTLE VOLUME TO 




MY BELO\'ED WIFE 

AS A 

SLIGHT TESTIMONIAL OF MY HIGH APPRECIATION OF HER PATIENT 

TOIL, HELPFUL WORDS, AND CHEERFUL SMILES ALL ALONG 

THE LENGTHENED WAV; AM) MINGLED WITH THESE 

APPRECIATIONS, ARlv ULKSSICD ANTICIPATIONS 

OF ETICRNAL FELLOWSHIP 

IX }ii<:a\'i-:x. 






PRESS OF M., W. i C. PENNYPACKER 

SEASIDE TORCH PRINT 

ASBURY PARK, N. J. 



CONTENTS. 



Rev. Charles ritman, D.D 

The Old Ministers . 

Rev. Johu P. Durbin, D.D. 

Sacred Oratory . 

Rev. Alfred Cookmaii . 

Silver Tones 

Rev. Samuel Y. Monroe, D 

The All Seeing Eye 

Solitude . 

The Family Altar 

Rev. John S. Inskip 

Mountains . 

Snowy Sails . 

Cling and Sing . 

The Outlook . 

On Joyful Wing . 

Radiant Songs 

Rev. Geo.W. liatchelder, A 

Vernal .... 

Heart Culture 

Alone 

The Multitudes 

Hon. George T. Cobb 

Beersheba . 

Translations . 

Graduation Da\ 

John R. Sweney, Mus. D. 

Sunlit Songs 

The All Father's Love 

Bishop Phillips Brooks 

Seeds of Li fe . 

Ho, Heave, Ho ! 



1 1 

12 
13 
14 
15 
16 



D. r 



M, 



iS 
18 
iS 

19 
20 
20 
20 
21 
22 
22 
23 
24 
24 
25 
25 
26 
27 
27 
28 

29 
30 
30 
31 
32 
32 



Bird of the .Sea 


• 32 


Royalty . . . . 


33 


Lo)-alty .... 


• 34 


Rev. B. M. Adams 


35 


Heart Beats . 


• 36 


Beautiful Sea 


36 


High and Dry 


• 36 


Rev. Samuel Vansant 


37 


Wedding Anniversary . 


• 38 


Fourscore . . . . 


38 


Susannah 


• 39 


Beautiful . . . . 


39 


The King's Daughter . 


. 40 


Ada 


41 


All Things Beautiful 


• 41 


Eulalie . . . . 


42 


The Only Child . 


• 43 


Paradise Park 


44 


Widening Sea 


• 44 


Ecce Homo 


45 


Winning vSongs 


. 46 


Truth 


46 


Work .... 


• 47 


Reward . . . . 


47 


Earth and Heaven Glad 


• 47 


Love and Hope . 


48 


Sunlight, C) Sunlight ! . 


. 48 


George W. Childs 


49 


Greetings 


• 50 


Doves 


50 


God Ever 


• 50 


Rescue . . . . 


50 



C()\'/7:.vvs. 



Faith 


• 51 


Nearing the Harbor 


• 74 


Combination 


51 


Eighty Seven 


75 


Rose Tinted Prophec} 


• 51 


Dual Anniversary 


• 76 


p-orcst Temple . 


51 


In All Weather '. 


76 


Clarence 


■ 52 


Rhoda .... 


• 77 


Keanty 


52 


Our Pastor 


78 


Hdna 


• 53 


Death's Triumpli 


• 79 


Triumph 


53 


A Maiden . 


80 


Praise in Song 


• 54 


Berlha .... 


. 81 


Harvest Home 


54 


Victoria . . . . 


82 


Col. George \V. Bain 


• 55 


The Bishop's Daughter 


. 83 


Epworth League 


• 56 


Jesus . . . . . 


84 


Gifts 


• 57 


Hattie .... 


. 85 


Air . 


57 


Heaven 


86 


The True Church . 


. 5S 


Nobler Birth . 


. 86 


Up from the Beach 


59 


The Saints of God 


S7 


Devotion 


• 59 


Absoluteness . 


. 88 


Small Beginnings 


60 


All at Work 


88 


May 


. 61 


Mary .... 


. 89 


Sermons in Song 


62 


.Adeline 


so 


Gladness 


. 63 


The Summit Spring 


• 91 


Ministerial Class 1844 


Reunion 64 


Purity . . . . 


91 


Plume of the Billow 


. . 65 


Rural .... 


• 91 


Telegraph . 


• 65 


The Robin's Bath 


91 


Heart Fruit . 


• . 65 


Upward .... 


• 92 


Bitter Sweet 


66 


Civilization 


92 


Tenderness 


. 66 


Perpetuity 


• 92 


Gulielma 


■ 67 


Jennie and Flossie 


93 


The Butterfly . 


. . 67 


Joy .... 


• 93 


Love and Praise . 


68 


Crown the Years 


94 


The Cross 


. 68 


Crowns fur All 


• 94 


I^illian . 


69 


Angels Crown Them . 


94 


Elizabeth 


. 70 


Ida 


• 95 


Lillies Around the Cr 


OSS . 71 


Threshold . . . . 


96 


Our Queen 


• 72 


Old— New 


• 96 


Pearl . 


73 


The Royal Crown 


96 



INTRODUCTORY. 

T^HE collection contained in the following pages, is called 
Starlets, because of the brevity of the articles, and 
their inconspicuousness in the literary firmament — little 
stars, scarcely discernable by the unaided vision ; — scattered, 
almost nothing, but gathered, may become illuminated haze, 
like the milky way, or, if the intellectual telescope is brought 
to bear steadily upon them, the nebula may unfold in such 
electric glow, as will attract some wanderer's eye, or, possibly 
cheer some sad and lonely heart. Most of them had their 
inception and inspiration in sight and sound of God's great 
Ocean : — hence, Starlets By the Sea. 

They have been written at various times and for various 
purposes. Some, are little tributes to departed friends, still 
fondly loved ; a few are for the Hving ; others, to point a 
moral, introduce a book, or break the tediousness of an 
annual report. Still others, to grace the felicity of a mar- 
riage, or perchance, soothe the sorrows of a stricken heart. 
May the smile of God, like the .small rain on the tender 
herb, be upon them. 

The dates affixed, simply refer to the year when 
written. Nothing more. E. H. S. 



STARLETS BY THE SEA. 11 




I 



REV. CHARLES PITMAN. D. D. 



tJpE spoke ! the ^•oice was .soft and clear, 
sif Like liquid .silver's softest flow. 
^ _, He spoke ! all ears were bent to hear, 
As lute of Orpheus long ago. 
He spoke ! and hardened hearts were rent, 

Like Horeb's rock by Moses' rod. 
He spoke ! and human hearts were blent 
In holie.st union with God. 

II. 

O hoh- man of matchless might, 

Who swayed for God each gathered host, 
Swayed them in love's supreme delight. 
As men were moved at Pentecost. 
" Who, who is this," the stranger cried, 
" Whose flame like light flies everywhere?" 
A thousand loving hearts replied. 

And " Pitman ! " miu'mured through the air. 
1878. 



12 S/\lA'/./i'/S 



THE OLD MINISTERS. 



fNE ni^ht in A'enice, soft and clear, 
When stars were out in grand parade, 
Just at m>- door, a gondolier 

Stopped, and celestial music made ; 
I stood entranced, then bowing down, 

The currents of my soul were strong ; 
Music, white-robed, wore golden crown, 
And breathed the eloquence of song. 

II. 

And so our own Bartine is here, 

He wields divine magician's rod, 
More than \^enetian gondolier. 

He trills the eloquence of God. 
Eyes, lips and tongue, flow lofty speech. 

From Sinai's unto Calvary's height ; 
His themes are limitless in reach, 

And, sunlike, flame with heaven's light. 

III. 

Exalted .saints ! whose union sweet. 

Blended the human with divine ; 
Lowly ye sat at Jesus' feet, 

Then, Alp-like, rose to the sublime. 
O mountain saints ! Sometimes the night 

Gathered about your weary feet ; 
No matter ! crowns of living light 

Enwreathed each honored brow complete. 
1889. 



B)- THE SEA. 



13 




REV. JOHN P. DURBIN, D. D. 



^EEP midnight reigns ! the storm is high, 
f^ There's terror on the awful deep. 
Fierce lightnings blaze ! the vaulted sky 
Howls with the angry tempest's sweep. 
Behold, a wreck ! a hundred lives 

Without a prayer, without a groan, 
Lover and maiden, husbands, wi^'es, 
Sink voiceless into depths unknown. 

II. 
A hundred more ! See, hurry, fly ! 

Cling wildly to the broken mast. 
The life-boat ! hear the distant crj'-, 

And hope survives the midnight blast. 
I seem to see it, hear it all. 

The broken ship, the midnight cry ; 
High eloquence holds carnival. 

For Dnrliin speaks with lips and eye 



1878. 



14 s/'.ik'/./rrs 



SACRED ORATORY. 



JT^COW Winner comes, sedate and slow, 
"^l^ Then, flashes out, a meteor bold ; 
A brilliant star, with steady glow, 

A warrior, with his helmet gold ; 
A mountain, mid the rising hills, 

A lofty cone, with crown of snow ; 
A river swollen by the rills, 
A Hudson, in majestic flow. 

II. 

Truth found new lustre at his hands, 

His fire-touched tongue with wisdom flows ; 
Wrong halted at his high conuiiands. 

And right, emancipated, rose. 
His words were zigzag lightning wrath. 

His voice the angry tempest's roar ; 
Then, soft as summer zephyr's path, 

And lo ! we weep, obey, adore. 

III. 

A royal race, high pedigree — 

Born of the skies, and thither bound ; 
Still wider your success shall be, 

And grander all your work be crowned : 
Go forth ! Nor falter ! Earth is wide. 

Unfold, enlarge, turn every sod ; 
Your banner is the Crucified, 

Your leader, the Eternal God. 
1889. 



/;)• -J HE SEA. 15 




REV. ALFRED COOKMAN. 
I. 
|:USH ! hush ! there's silence in the air, 
:iG^ There's sacredness beneath our feet, 
And tender are the tones of prayer, 

While rainbows girt the mercy-seat. 
'Tis Cookman pleads, nor pleads in vain, 

Leading a soul to joys above. 
Oh for such saintliness again. 
Paulinic faith, Johannic love ! 
II. 
We miss thee, Cookman, whose mild eye 

Brought hope v\ here nothing could console ; 
We bless thee for the gospel cr>- 

Which brought salvation to the soul. 
We miss thee ! yet we mi.ss thee not. 

Thy absence is the Father's will. 
And if .so e'er we mourn our lot, 
Thv .saintlv spirit cheers us slill. 
1878. 



16 ST.IA'/.ETS 



SILVER TONES. 



LUTE on summer's moonlit lake, 

A soft and silver lute, afar ; 
Its tones the tenderest memories wake, 

The tender tones of Whitecar. 
Then towering like the eagle's flight, 

Which cloudward, siunvard, starward rise 
He plumes his wings in liquid light, 

And perches mid the glowing skies. 

II. 

Hail, Whitecar, of silver tongue ! 

For truth, " the golden mouth," to-day. 
His speech, like old Chrysostom's, rung, 

And through the soul has royal sway. 
And Jefferis, too, young, graceful, fair. 

While in his Master's work succeeds, 
Where duty called, was promptly there, 

With gentle words and kindly deeds. 

III. 

Young men ! your fathers toiled of yore ; 

Their day was iron, but your's is gold ; 
Your times inifolding more and more, 

You should excel a thousand fold. 
Learning is now a river's flow. 

And science a potential rod ; 
The world with wealth is all aglow ; 

Go forth and capture it for God ! 
1889. 



y?)' THE SEA. 17 




■^i-y 



&^<C\ 



REV. SAMUEL Y. MONROE. D.D. 

I. 
1^ MAX of God ! My brother, thou, 
\Ty: With spirit draped, and tear-dew'd eyes — 
I tremble, and before thee bow. 

And seem to join thee in the .skies. 
A granite ba.se, a loft}- .spire. 

Both blending gracefully in one, 
Symmetrical, still ri.sing higher, 
A meteor, and then a sun ! 
II. 
Amid the lights — electric glow ! 

Amid the hills — an Alpine height ; 
Out from the .stream.s — like ocean's flow — 

He widened towards the infinite : 
And yet he stooped to kiss the child, 

He plead for riglit against the wrong ; 
A cra.sh ! a groan ! a shudder wild ! 
And life was an in/fiiiis/ud soin^ . 
1890. 



18 STAR' LETS 



THE ALL SEEING EYE. 

IpHROUGH all the inidniKht sky, 
*^, W'ailin.^' tempests sweep ; 

Watched b\- the All Seein.s; Eye, 
Storm-tossed birds ma\' sleep. 
1885. 



SOLITUDE. 



•^ 



'O eye beholds me ! In this .solitude, 

I stand alone. The sky, the sea, the air, 
Seem vacant all ; yet the endtiring good — 
God, the All Father, He is everN'where ; 
He sees, He knows — and though my friends ha\-e fled. 
Speaks to \\\\ soul, and I am comforted. 
1886. 



THE FAMILY ALTAR. 

.H ! do not turn away with thoughtless gaze, 
Lt^ From this .sweet .scene of gentlene.ss and love ; 
In tender accents the fond father prays, 

.And softly fall rich ble.^sings from above ; 
The prayer has touched the secret source of joy. 
And bli.ss supreme is foiuid in the divine employ. 

j886. 



BY J HE SEA. 19 




REV. JOHN S. INSKIP. 

_ 'HO shall the glad'ning glory now unfold? 

■^y,3 A\'ho shall the splendors of the scene rehearse ? 
Earth's grandeur multiplied a thousand fold, — 
Transfigured world, joy's widening universe ; 
Compounded bliss, raptures unmeasured, given 
To thee, thou two years, with the Lord, in heaven. 

Thou two years with the Lord ! Unfathomed deeps 
Of matchless love, which ransomed from the fall, — 

Traversed by thee — a love which never sleeps ; 
Then, rising heights transcendant, visions fall 

On thee, beyond all human language, bright. 

Each like their Autlior, God, the Infinite. 

Oh, that I had some new expan.se of thought, 

Some new and God-coined words such thoughts to .show 

Some glints of glory all divinely wrought, 
To .set this fragmentary song aglow ; 

Yet, had I all, how ]>oor, alas, to Ihee, 

Whose glor\- widens on etcrnall\- ! 
1886. 



20 sv'.iA'/./r/y 



MOUNTAINS. 

fTUPENDOUS piles of majesty and niiKht, 
Whose sides reveal the untamed tempest's wratl'. 
And dark ravines unfold destruction's path, 
Leading far down to deeper shades of night ; 
Where torrents rush and roar in wild delight, 
Whose tops are kissed by morning's dew>- light. 
Or, tipped by sun-glow at the close of da\' ; 
Rent, torn, wrath-marked, in such a human way, 
Ye seem like brothers in this human fray. 
Sometimes ye smile, then robed in darkness, frown ; 
Now green and jubilant, then bare and brown ; 
Silent and solemn, or in gladness gay ; 
Low at your feet we learn how to endure, 
And through earth's storms eternal life .secure. 
1891. 

SNOWY SAILS. 

;1WINDS gaily l)low, 
n^;^3 Waves brightly flow, — 
Sun-tipped with splendor as onward they go ; 
vSails .snowy white. 
Flash in the light. 
Beauty is smiling with gladness aglow. 
1891. 

CLING AND SING. 

(.^^TILL more closely let me cling, 
(^^ To Thy loving heart and hand ; 
Still more cheerfully I sing. 

Passing through InunanueVs land. 
1890. 



/;}' THE SEA. 21 



THE OUTLOOK. 



'ING the bells of the olden times ; 
Ring bells of many years ago ; 
Ring out the bells in joyous chimes, 
And let the mellow rhythm flow ! 
Ring softly, bells of holy joy, 

Ring solemn bells, the past unfold ; 

Ring sih'er bells, hopes bright employ. 

And love, ring richer bells of gold. 

II. 

I stand upon Time's lofty mount, 

And trill my song, a trembling lay ; 
Ancient and modern, I recount. 

The earlier and the latter day. 
I scan the dark horizon's rim. 

My spirit cries, " What of the night? ' 
" The morning cometh ! " but so dim, 

There scarcely gleams a ray of light. 

III. 

I look and wonder, walch and wait, 

When will the gloomy night be past? 
Who will unbar the golden gate, 

And let the morning in at last? 
I wait, and watch, and strain my eyes. 

And lift to God ni}- fervent prayer ; 
When lo ! along the solemn skies 

A glint of sunlight, faint and fair ! 
1889. 



22 ST.iA'L/rrs 



'"ON JOYFUL WING." 

|N joyful wing ! " Arise, and sing, 

Ye song birds of the soul ; 
Through mount and vale let songs prevail, 

And where the billows roll ; 

Go forth, " On joyful wing," 
Sing, sing, O sing, 
Through all the world, forever, 

Let widening echoes ring. 

" On joyful wing I " Haste, haste to bring, 
High tributes of the soul ; 
And lay them low, with love aglow, 
Where songs eternal roll ; 
Go forth, " On joyful wing," 
Sing, sing, O sing. 
And crown with royal gladness 
Your own ///////or/a/ A7;/^. 
1886. 

RADIANT SONGS. 

I^ADIANT with light the bending skies, 
With radiant hope earth is aglow ; 
And joy to radiant joy replies. 
As skies resmile in lakes below. 

So radiant hearts to hearts unfold, 

So radiant hope keeps life aflame ; 
So ' ' Radiant Songs, ' ' the heart's best gold, 

.Shall gladden earth with Jesus' name. 
1891. 



BY THE SEA. 



23 




REV. GEORGE W. BATCHELDER. A.M. 



^ES ; I remember well, his sunlit face, 

So fair and hopeful, full of light divine ; 
His soul-breathed words were all the more sublime. 
Because of purity and artless grace, — 
Where self and sin had seemed to leave no trace. 
From his glad heart, warm with devotion's glow, 
Through tender lips, love had its silver flow. 
And hearts, love-touched, were led to love's embrace. 
In memory's halls, his youthful form I trace, 
A Christly vision coming down from God ; 
A few years here, in God's own wa>s he trod ; — 
And then returned to his exalted place ; 
Returned, fame crowned, triumphant and comjilete. 
Laving all honors at his dear Lord's feet. 



1894. 



24 S7\IA'/.ETS 



VERNAL. 



'Tp^ ARTH throbs with beauty ! Nature's overflow 
<^^ Of bud and blossom burstin,^- at our feet, 
Or, o'er our heads in bending festoons meet, 
Hoverin,2;, a Hx-in.s;' crown in golden glow, — 
While bright-winged minstrels flitting to and fro, 
Busy in building all the glad day long. 
Drop from the skies a fragmentary song, 
To cheer us in our toilsome paths below. 
March frowns are past, each lengthening day a smile. 
While soft west winds nestle at quiet noon — 
Where lilacs breathing their own sweetness, swoon, 
Or fan the 1)anks where babbling brooks beguile. 
The vernal earth, en wrapt in vernal air. 
In vernal bloom t\'pes heaven everj'where. 

J /ay I, i8pi. 



HEART CULTURE. 



^(^EARED is the soul where sin its force has wrought, 
nxsi And fruitless too, as the uncultured sod ; 
Wandering awa\", till \)x the spirit taught, 

Finds the best pathways, leading back to God. 
Heart-cultivator, cultivate, till we 
Bring lieart-l)uds, ])l()om, and fruit with which to 
honor Tliee. 
1891. 



P,Y THE SEA. 



25 




ALONE. 

£ip.HE sleeping sea is sobbing, 
%|^ In tones almost a moan ; 
"While I walk softly near it, 
And seem to be alone. 

Yet it is seeming only, 

I hear the spirit's call : 
And Christ the Lord walks with me, 

The dearest Friend of all 



1894. 



THE MULTITUDES. 

^i:^0 ! surging crowds, like the vast ocean billows, 
3^ Press up, and onward through their sunlit ways ; 
Harps taken gladl>- from the weeping willows, 
Are tuned to .songs of hea\-en's exalted jiraise. 

Press in, press in, there's room enough for all, 

Pre.ss in, press in, 'tis heaven's high festival ; 
Lift high the banners, shout the " Harvest Home," 
'Tis God's own house, the i)recincl of His throne. 
1894. 



26 ST.lkW.ETS 




HON. GEORGE T. COBB. 

|b KNEW a youth, he grew to man's estate, 
\\ Both parents died when he was very small ; 
Lonely and poor, he sought not to be great, 
But to be true and faithful, that was all. 

He drove a cow to pasture every day, 
Receiving for his toil six cents a week ; 

And so kept on, until some other wa}^ 

A larger sum he could with prudence seek. 

His paths, though rough, with shoeless feet he trod, 
Not long at .school, he did tlie best he knew ; 

Low at the cro.ss, he gave his heart to God, 
With God and man determined to be true. 

He did not drink, or smoke, he never swore. 
High heaven smiled upon each well-laid plan ; 

Each added year increased his little .store. 
Before the world, he rose an honest man. 



BY THE SEA. 27 



He fed the poor, God gave an hundred fold, 
He helped the Church, and lo, his cup run o'er ; 

He silver gave, God paid him back in gold, 

He planned for God, God planned for him still more. 

In Church and State, he stood divinely strong. 
Centered in him, the pure, the good, and true ; 

Lads of the land, in this ni}- simple song, 
His bright example I commend to you. 
1892. 



BEERSHEBA. 

'ERE thousands drink ! Then joyously along. 
The old, the young, the reverend, and the gay, 
With cheerful feet enter the place of song. 

Devotion's shrine, where fervent spirits pray, 
And drinking there the Living Waters, free. 
They hope to drink in Heaven eternally. 
1886. 



TRANSLATIONS. 

<^^RANSLATED lands, translated human hearts, 
^^ Translated faces by the great wide sea ; 
From barren .sands unfold the higher arts. 

Childhood is gay, and age walks peacefully ; 
The sky above, the earth below, are bright. 
And all things glow in the translating light. 
1887. 



28 sTAhw./rrs 

GRADUATION DAY, 

^^OY ! We've strug-o^led up the mountains, 
^3^ Jo>- ! The prospect now extends ; 
Holy joy, like crystal fountains, 
With the .iviowin.s: sunli.i^ht blends. 

June buds l)urst in fraj^rant beauty ; 

All the air with love is sweet, 
While the paths of sterner duty, 

Open to our willing feet. 

Hand in hand we've toiled together. 
Heart with heart stood firm and true ; 

And again, before we sever. 

Friendship's pledges we renew. 

Each good-bye is tinged with sadness, 
Tears are dewing love's fond eye-. 

Yet sometime we'll meet in gladness, 
Never more to say, Good-bye. 

1888. 




/;)' THE SEA. 



29 




JOHN R. SWENEY, MUS. D. 



'AIL ! Joyful Sounds, immortal music, hail ! 

3s^ Flood tides of bliss, with thrills of life replete, 

O'er the vast earth in matchlessness pre^•ail, 

While youth and age their lofty strains repeat, 
And countless hosts, wherever man has trod, 
Touched by their spirit, gladly worship God. 



II. 



Music divine and song, l)Oth from above, 
Inunortal twins, baj^ti/.ed a perfect whole ! 

Music and song, the dual forms of love. 

Both God-inspired to touch the human soul : 

Bright messengers of hope, white-winged with joy. 
Leading, excc:ls:or-like, to heaven's divine employ 

1889. 



30 ST.iRL/rrs 



"SUNLIT SONGS." 

Tip. HI{ mists arise, the darkness flies, 
The east j^lows <^Hnts of t^old ; 
Glad song l)irds trill the air with life, 
The drooping flowers unfold. 



•^•i, 



1890. 



There's sunlight on the mountain tops, 
There's brightness on the .sea ; 

There's gladness in the human .soul, 
A living melody. 

O sunlit songs of hope and heaven, 
Bright banners wide unfurled ; 

These, flaming in the light of God, 
Illuminate the world. 

U church, the night of gloom is past, 
Go forth, in high employ, — 

The sorrowing of earth enthu.se 
With sunlit songs of joy. 

THE ALL FATHER'S LOVE. 



So high, so de^]), so vast, 
Solenni and sacred in the soul's recesses, 
Where, at low altars penitence confesses. 
There, the All Father with His love caresses : 

Forgetting all the past. 
Crowning the stricken heart with His forgiving smiles. 
And to His own rich banquet constantly beguiles. 
1894. 



/;)' 77//; AVt".-/. 



31 




BISHOP PHILLIPS BROOKS. 



\'AST cathedral, massive, matchless, strong, 
^1l^* Turret, and tower, and dome ascending high ; 

Where gilded crosses flash athwart the sky. 
As pealing organs lofty strains prolong ; 
And aisles, and nave, and roof re-echo song, 
Where candles burn, and vestments glow aflame ; 
While heads are bowing at the Christly name. 
Worship, like incense, rises from the throng. 
But, there he stood ! Cathedral and the creed, 
Turret and dome were all eclipsed in him ; 
His towering thoughts made these things small indeed, 
His sunlike life all churchly candles dim — 
And sweeping on, an ever-widening sea. 
His Chri.st-born love, touches infinity. 

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SEEDS OF LIFE. 

^^[^ND we shall sow the blessed seeds of life, 
(Tf^ Thouoh some may fall on hard and stony ground, - 
Or by the sea, amid the swirl and strife 

Of storm-tossed waters, still, it will be found — 
In the last day, some fell in mellow soil, 

Yielding an hundred-fold, O rich reward of toil. 
1888. 

HO. HEAVE, ho: 

f,HE winds are cold, the seas are high, 
" Ho, heave O, Ho, heave O ; " 
The .sea gulls as they circle nigh. 
Join in the fi.sher's weary cry, 

" Ho, heave O, Ho, heave O," 
" The net is full," how glad the words. 
Enough for men, enough for birds, 

" Ho, heave O." 
Then, let us toil, for cometh so, 
A full .supply, through, " Ho, heave, O." 

" Ho, ho, heave O." 



BIRD OF THE SEA. 

IRD of the .sea, .so delicate and bright. 

Born for the storm-to.ssed flood, and billows roar 

Tempest or calm, thy wings of wavy light. 

Fleck the black sky, or shimmer on the shore ; 

The graceful gull, peaceful amid the .strife. 

Out-rides, like hope, the stormy gales of life. 



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ROYALTY. 






"HO are these whose iovfiil footsteps 
'"Cy\!^ Quicken with the soughs they sing ? 
These are they, the royal sisters, 
Noble Daughters of The King. 

Cheerful hearts, the queenly household, 

Royal born to royal deeds ; 
Loyal to the royal Father, 

Who supplieth all their needs. 

Lo ! they come, their forms are human, 
But their faces glowing, shine ; 

Ever>' lo}-al act for Jesus, 
Adds another charm divine. 

Hence their beauty's added splendor, 
Comes from added words of love ; 

And, however .small the service, 
Makes them more like those above. 

Cup of water, way.side flowers. 
Gentle words and deeds, may be ; 

The.se Tlioii give.st, royal Father, 
May Thy Daughters give like Thcc. 



Rich or poor, or high or lowly, 

Hearts redeemed and clean.sed from sin, 
Plain or jeweled robes — true glory 
Is the royalt>' li-'ithhi. 
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LOYALTY! 

Drbicatcti to tijc S-cliool (l"liillnfu of tl)r Unitcb Jtatro of America, 
(I'oluiiibian DiU), Olrtobcr l'1, 1.s;i2. 



'ITH lifted heart, and lifted hand ; 
^(^Foi With lifted voice and lifted brow- 
To thee, O flag, and native land. 

Our vouns: right arms are given now. 



II. 

Flag of our fathers, brave and strong ; 

Flag of our mothers, fond and true ; 
Henceforth, each fervent prayer and song, 

Our patriot pledges shall renew. 

III. 

In youth or age, sickness or health, 
In shade or shine, in weal or woe ; 

On land or sea, in want or wealth, 
Flag of our hearts forever glow. 

IV. 

Down, treason, down ! Each loyal heart 
Forever cries, Down, treason, down ; 

Up, royal flag ! Each hand takes part, 
And loyalty wears honor's crown. 
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REV. B. M. ADAMS. 

^^p,HREE score and ten ! We bid thee welcome, brother, 
'^. Up the broad plateavi of seventy ^-ears ; 
The ascent grand, grander than an}' other, 

Hopes all sublime, eclipsing human fears ; 
Here hand in hand we stand, one decade both embracing, 

While each with tear-dewed eyes life's winding paths are 
tracing. 

And yet we toil ! Our toil the holiest pleasure, 
The vineyard blossoms and ripe fruits appear ; 

God's love within, a still increasing measure, 
More heaven bestows with every passing year ; 

Until each day entranced with these divine unfoldings, 
We sink into the image of these high beholdings. 

And thus I greet thee, brother of my spirit, 
Whose holy bearings have enthused my soul ; 

May thou, and I, and all we love, inherit 

Crown, palm and heaven, while endless ages roll. 

And from our works on earth find ever rich surprises, 
While from our glowing hearts heaven's ceaseless praise 
arises. 

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HEART BEATS. 

RIGHT skies above, the Ijlue depths far below, 

^ The ceaseless billows, heart-beats of the sea ; — 

Where soft winds sigh, or tempests wail in woe, 

Kternal all, or so the>' seem to be ; 
While generations quickly come and go, 
\\'itli briefest sighs of love, or longer wails of woe. 
1887. 

BEAUTIFUL SEA. 

f/ipjHE sea is very beautiful, 

%^ The ever .sounding sea ; 

The mountains as they kiss the sky. 

In love's sublimity ; 
The storm and calm are beautiful, 

The quiet and the grand ; 
The .storm upon the surging sea, 

The p.:^aceful on the land. 

HIGH AND DRY. 

fO, human hopes lie blasted on the shore. 
So, human sorrow wails through tem]-)ests wild ; 
Yet, even here, come pleadings o'er and o'er. 

Like a fond father calling for his child ; 
Bowed s}>irit, cheer, though ho])es in ruin lie, 
Up, God will bless, and hjl]) thee, to the sky. 
1888. 



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m 




REV. SAMUEL VANSANT. 

I. 
;'IS ministry a meadow green, 
' Fragrant with flowers of varied hi 
The rain and sunshine fall between, 

The grass is jeweled with the dew ; 
Through these he led the people on, 

• And fed them with the finest wheat 
Till, lured by life's immortal dawn, 
He rose, and was at Jesus' feet. 



II. 
The Church of God, liis mountain height, 

He had in her his loved employ ; 
Her summits all aflame with light, 

His heart had tidal waves of joy. 
He gazed and gazed, as raptures rise, 

Old friend.ship grasped the hand of friend 
Lo, tears of gladness filled his eyes 

As heaven and earth together blend. 



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WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. 
I. 
How bright the love-ht sky ! 
How green and fragrant love's implanted sod, 
As fresh and fair as when !)>• Adam trod. 
With his sweet consort, e'er they broke with God. 

How soft the love-lit eye : 
How fvill of bliss the love-impa.ssioned voice, 
Which fills all heaven and makes the earth rejoice. 

II. 
Your sky is bright to-night I 
All green and fragrant lo\e"s implanted .sod, 
Greener than when love's pathways first were trod. 
For walking on, yon have not broke with God ; 

And love's delicious light — 
A flicker first, now an electric glow. 
Which gives you here this joyous overflow. 
1888. 

FOUR SCORE. 

Ml|^ISGAH summit I Mount of vision ! 
IT^, Oh what rare delights ; 

Purest .sinilight, .sweetest song l)irds, 
On the four score heights. 

Four score joy.s — God's widening river, 

Running to the .sea ; 
Oh the joy of years of doing, 
Four score though they be. 
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39 




SUSANNAH. 

WHITE-ROBED saint, she walked before the Lord, 
'J\^^ She walked before the world diffusing light ; 
With all things true she held such high accord, 

That all things good were her supreme delight. 
Her quiet smile, illumined from above. 

Subdued, controlled, inspired, because she ruled in love. 
1895. 

BEAUTIFUL. 



^O love is ever beautiful, 
j^s Love, amid thorns or flowers, 
All beautiful in heaven above. 

And in this world of ours ; 
Our God is Love — how beautiful 

He keeps, is giving, too ; 
And giving, He increases, .still, 

The beautiful and true. 



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THE KING'S DAUGHTER, 



't-' 



S:L<>\\', l)L'iK;ilh l'".^\])li;in Miiili^lil, 
Rolled lliL- Xik- its sacivd \va\' ; 
In an ark amid i\\v iiislu-s, 
I/) ! a slce])inj; iiilaiil lay. 
( )n hi^ clutk a k-ar was j;luaniin.<;', 

Who would now protection hrin.n? 
Tlaii the TrincL'Ss, child of IMiaroah, 
CaiiK-, the daii.L;likT of a Kinj;-. 



JcwcU Hash, attendants gather, 

Ihil the ro\al heart has sway ; 
And though rol)jd in regal splendor, 

St'iops to \\ii)e that tear awaw 
Take the eliild, she said, and rear it. 

Teach the trulli in accents nhld ; 
He nia\" come to princel\ manhood, 

I will pa> thee, lake the child. 



Heathen ! Yet a hi.uli example, 

Heathen, yet a woman true; 
Christ's Redeemed, God's (pieenlN- dan.uhters, 

vSee the \x\\\\ marked o.lt {or yon. 
Man\- a c'.iild is lone and \vee])in.!L;". 

Man\ A heart throhs with its pain ; 
Yon, a leader too, may cherish. 

Who will \x\\ \-on l»ack a.uain. 



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ADA! 
I. 
1^ sister to the Angels, 

A spirit cleansed from sin ; 
The door of heaven opened, 
She joyfully passed in. 

II. 

The bud of earth-born beauty. 
Warmed by the light divine ; 

In the first breath of heaven, 
Unfolds to the sublime. 

ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL. 



^'/iF-HE world is very l^eautiful, 
2^. The world in which we Hve, 
Where singing birds and gushing streams, 

Their richest music give ; 
Where fragrant flowers in gorgeous dyes. 

Their .sweet perfumes unfold ; 
And day's retiring glories, fill 
The evening sk\' with gold. 
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EULALIEI 



€ 



^RAGRANT and snioolli l)e ihy patlnvays of duty, 
^ Liglit all the burdens thy spirit may press ; 

Each care be festooned with the twinings of beauty, 
Soft with affection each holv caress. 



IT. 

Thy tears be as bright as the dews of the morning, 
Thy sorrows all soothed with breathings of love ; 

Thy regretings like stars the darkness adorning, 
Th\' troubles Ijut wings to l)ear thee above. 



III. 

Home be the centre of innocent gladness. 

Heart the bright throne of the good and the true, 

Rich songs of the soul removing all .sadness. 
Thy spirit entrance with raptures anew. 

IV. 

With Ciod over all, sublimest and truest, 
Love alway.s — in all — to all, and adore ; 

His glory thy aim, in all that thou doe.st, 

Then, thou slialt ])e His — He thine, evermore ! 



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THE ONLY CHILD. 



?^XE downy nest, affection's holy centre, 
^Tv' Where one lone birdlin2: dwelt ; 

Where, in His presence, who had kindly lent her, 
Fond parents often knelt. 

Watching, quick glances saw her plumage changing — 

Saw soft white wings unfold ; 
Then, flash in light, through worlds eternal ranging, 

Where cities are of gold. 

Sad songs were sung, sad .songs of deep contrition. 

Over the empty ne.st ; 
Until .subdued, .sinking in full submi.ssion, 

Hearts found the higher rest. 

Now, through the silent years, in cjuiet gladness, 

Parents .serenely wait. 
To meet her, glorified, beyond all sadness, 

At heaven's reunion gate. 
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PARADISE PARK. 



C\ I'AKADISI': I'lirk ' In llic li-lu "I \\w smile, 
"T^^, I lia\'e wiilkfd in the noon ol ni\- jox- ; 

While soft uliis|)trs of pc-ricc n)\' s])irit.s hcj^uile, 
And ni\' tliouj^lits lind t heir swcclosl cni])loy. 

'I'lic iiiMikin;; hirds sin;; in this (|nic-t rc-lrt-iil, 
And I he pine trcus arc sonnhiii^ in air ; 

While- Ihf son^ ill ihn' sonl makes ra])turc complete, 
As I rest from m\ hnidcn ol' (arc. 

A\v;i>' from llic Imstlc and liini\ of time, 
Where lh<- woild and its worries conti"ol, 

I rise on the- win^s of devotion snhlime, 
\Vlu-re di\'init>' welcomes the sonl. 

<) I'aiadisi- I'ark ! I'ldiii lh\ walks I shall rise, 

To anot III! lar hetlci' I h.in this ; 
A\va\', far awa\', all luisinn'd staini d il lies, 

Where m\' ])eace finds perfc-clion of Miss. 

riliilllilsrilh, (id., Mdlill JJ, lS(^n. 



WIDk'.NINC Sl'-.A. 



•ntjKi )W the sea widens as we ontward sail I 
<^,|c) This shell, will il h< lid |i ) I ai r\ nso'er? 

There is icai, Imt liilh and ho])e will ])ri-\'ail, 
TlieskN is all l>ii;;ht, and blessed the shore 
( ) I'alher alto\i', our tmsl is in Thci', 

( )in I'ilni di\in • o'ti t he vMeat widi'sca. 
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ECCE HOMO 



^^:^AW from Sinai's summit thunders, 
.>^ Peace songs Bethlehem's plains adorn, 
Lo ! the whole creation wonders, 
Christ is of a woman born. 

Wave the palms, the Saviour cometh, 
Each and all his graces share : 
• List ! the joyful tidings runneth, 
Jesus blesses e\'er\-where. 

Sufferings come ! Garden of sorrow, 
Bloody sweat is falling down ; 

The betra>-al ! On the morrow, 

Cross, spikes, spear and thorny crown. 

Sin in deadly insurrection. 

Rending rocks, expiring groan ; 
"Jt is finished." Resurrection 

Life sits on the victor's throne. 

Hail triumphant Christ 1 Forever, 

Highest ]:)raises shall arise ; 
Barred against us, henceforth, never, 

Gates of blessed paradise. 

Wave the palms of Easter gladness, 
Wave them in the sunlit air ; 

Past the days of gloom and .sadness, 
Hope has blossomed everywhere. 



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WINNING SONGS. 
I. 

fjHERE is a song which a child can sing, 
A song which is sure to win ; 
Simple and sweet, its refrain will bring, 
A sigh from the heart of sin. 

II. 

It tells of Christ, and the Father's love. 
It tells of the heavenly rest ; — 

Of the smile of God, and the home above, 
And the good forever blest. 

III. 
These tender songs, sung with love aglow. 

And soft with the spirit's sigh ; — 
Awaken thoughts of the long ago, 

And the loved ones in the sky, 

IV. 

So may these songs, in their winnings, win 
Great hosts from every clime ; 

And winning all from the paths of sin. 
Bring the victor's song sublime. 
1892. 

TRUTH. 

TRUTH is mighty ! Steady, forward. 
Through the xales, across the moors ; 
O'er the rugged mountain .summits, 
Everv step success assures. 
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WORK. 

JND the sheaves in the bundle of Hfe, 

Bind them ever with cords of love : 
Gather them in from the world's hot strife, 

Into the garners of heaven above : 
Gather them in, 3'es, gather them in, 
Gather them in from this world of sin, 
Wisest are the}' who the most shall win, 
Life's great work is to gather them in. 



REWARD. 



All youthfulness is gay ! 
IMatrons and sires grow young ; the reapers sing ; 
Through all the Churches, songs of triumph ring ; — 
And all rejoice in this " Heart Harvesting." 

Glad Ocean Grove, each day, 
Hold thou to this great work, and gathering in — 
Another ransomed Soul, shall make one less in sin. 
1893- 

EARTH AND HEAVEN GLAD. 

Joy in the harvest field ! 
O blessed work, the Summer's cheerful choice ; 
Billows of wheat in the glad sun rejoice, 
Or, falling before the shouting reaper's voice ; 

But, when proud spirits yield, 
And weeping, bow and ask to be forgiven, 
There's higher joy on earth, and holier bli.ss in heaven. 

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LOVE AND HOPE. 

1^ LIGHT of love, O joy of hope, 
^Tv' O bliss of God supreme : 

Far out l)L->()iul our xisioii's scope, 
iCxteiuls tilt hallowed dream. 

There is no end to holy kn-e, 

None to God-j^iven joy ; 
Without, within, below, alcove. 

The)' li\e in hea\-en"s employ. 

Such love is not a meteor's glow. 

Such hope-buds never blight ; 
The bliss of both have endle.ss flow, 

Their day without a night. 

They are not of terrestrial birth, 

But from diviner sod ; 
They bloom and fruit while on the earth, 
Because they root in God. 
1894. 

SUNLIGHT. O SUNLIGHT! 

j^^UNLIGHT ! O sunlight, there's gladne.ss in thee, 
(^^ The darkness retires, the world is aglow ; 
Song in the forests, and joy on the sea, 

There's splendor above, and splendor below, 
Hail the glad sunrise, inifollowed by night, 
Hail the glad glow of Eternity's light. 
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■,-'»■•'' ','!'>.^-^ 




GEORGE W. CHILDS. 



^ -E did not covet wealth or high renown, 
(S|j/f Nothing of earth or time, for their own sake ; 
Whatever good these give, they could not make. 
For the -immortal, an immortal crown ; 
Or thornless paths for weary feet, or down 
For throbbing temples, or sin-fever' d brain ; 
But sought and found in pathways of the just 
And used for God, as his own stewards must, 
Bring to the soul rich blessings in their train, 
Which will, when earthly things have pass'd, remain. 
Such was thy course, O Childs, for thou dids't share 
With others largely, God's good gifts, to thee, 
Thou, His wise steward, planning noiselessly, 
By whom God daily answered daily prayer. 
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GREETINGS. 
j<3XREETINGS to all, who these glad words receive, 
^: May gladness glow in every heart and eye ; 
Greetings to all who in our Lord believe, 

Greetings of faith, and hope, and charity ; 
To all, we wish the joy that never endeth, 
Where light, and life, and love forever blendeth. 



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DOVES. 
ENEATH the Cross, the cooing doves can rest. 
Sweetly secure, aljove the surging sea ; 
Here, here alone, can liunian hearts be blest, 

And find their refuge, Holy Christ, in Thee. 
Saviour divine, here let my soul abide, 
And, like the doves, may we sit side by side. 

GOD EVER. 
/]XOD was the first, and He should ever be 
^y First, la.st, and alwavs in the human heart ; 
Eternal One, my spirit looks to Thee. 

In all my ways take Thou the leading part, 
So let my .song be while the earth is trod, — 
All through my life, " In the beginning God.''' 

RESCUE. 
^N, on to the rescue, a life is in peril, 
4 On, on hardy seaman, the honest and true^ 
On, on, O 3'e Christians, a soul is in danger. 

And largely the rescue is resting on you. 
On, onward, O seaman, On, onward, O saint, 
Let faith never falter, nor finnne.ss grow faint. 



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FAITH. 



TpHROUGH adverse winds and tides, 
'^^9 Tempest, and starless night, 
Our bark triumphant rides, 
Faith-borne, into the hght. 
1889. 

COMBINATION. 
^(^UX, earth and air, combining with the dew, 
(^5 Unfold the seeds, then stem, and bud, and bloom, — 
Exquisite tints, pink, violet, and blue. 

Smile in the light, and breathe their rich perfume. 
So, by the sea, in love's divine employ, 

Hearts blossom out, in God's enduring joy. 
1890. 

ROSE TINTED PROPHECY. 
^'TipiHE morning breaks ! Rose-tinted prophec}- — 
%u. As when a child is born, and joy-bells ring ; 
Health-breathing breezes, rollicking and free. 

Like" gulls, glide o'er the waves. The billows sing. 
The danger passed. Night's sable banners furled. 
The rising sun, with splendor floods the world. 
1890. 

FOREST TEMPLE. 
THE grand old forest, nature's temple vast, 

White tents, rude seats and rnstic pulpit high ; 
Great sermons ! night ! pine bla/.e weird shadows cast, 
And songs, and prayers and praise ascend the sky : 
While souls, new-born, rejoice e'er rise of sun, 
And hearts aflame with love, rejoice, God's work is done. 
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CLARENCE. 



•HILDHOOD and youth, like merry-footed May 
^^ Trip o'er the mead, only a narrow span ; 
The flowers unfold, ascends God's golden da>-, 
New life evolves, behold the blushing man ! 
The blushing man with inspiration rife, 
On the bright threshold of a noljler life. 

I greet thee, Clarence, on this high attain, 
A rise above all childhood, broad and strong ; 

Keep true and steady, thou .shalt ris£ again, 
For all true life, however short or long, 

Is made of rises, till the great arise. 

By which, with help divine, we reach the skies. 

A child of Avon and of Ocean Grove ; 

May the All Father hold thee in His hand. 
And ma>' thy spirit touched b>- His sweet love 

Always respond to each divine command ; 
So all along, thy .soul, in God complete. 
Thy last great rise may be to His dear feet. 
1892. 

BEAUTY. 

Beauty above, below, 
And all around, on land, the sea, and sky ; 
Where sunshine .sleeps, or where the .storms sweep by. 
Through winding vales, where scented lilies lie. 

And fragrant breezes blow ; 
I'ntil as lakes, reflect the heaven above, 
Show us while here on earth, the higher heaven of love. 
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1892. 




EDNA. 

GO, bab}' girl, sweet rosebud, Edna, go ; 

Bud of our hearts go, blossom in the skies ; 
Our souls are touched, for we have loved thee so, 

And tears of sadness fall from sorrow's e3^es ; — 
But, grief finds solace in God's holy love, 
She shall be ours again, in bowers above. 

TRIUMPH. 

I^N bloody battle field, 
■^M^- Lay broken sword and shield, 
Cutlas and sabre, with the shattered lance. 

Horses, whose daring flight. 

Rushed to the fiercest fight. 
While pealing trumpets sounded the advance. 

There, too, lay 'neath the sun, 

A man, whose work was done, 
A dying soldier, on his gory bed ; 

Gladness was in his eye, 
" Triumph " was his cry. 
Peace filled his heart and glorv crowned his head. 



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PRAISE IN SONG. 



From the be.niniiiiif^ praise 
Has best expressed itself in holy son<^; 
By the lone heart or the exultant throng ; 
So childhood, youth, and hoary age prolong 

Gladness in jul)al la>s. 
On mountain heights, or by the rolling sea, 
I^et ever}' heart break forth in hallowed melody. 

II. 

Here, hea^•en and earth unite — 
Song fell from heaven when Christ the Lord was born, 
Song cheers the heart when earth is all forlorn ; 
Then, sing at night, and in the early morn ; 

Sing in supreme delight ; 
Sing praise to God ; go, praise Him, and adore. 
Till all shall meet above, then jjraise forevermore. 
1893. 

HARVEST HOME. 

Forever there. 
On the far heights with all the ransomed host, 
From every land, or calm or storm>- coast. 
Redemption's themes forever uppermost ; 

While everywhere 
High Jubal songs to every tongue are given. 
The Har\'est Home, true rest, and earth 

Exchanged for heaven. 
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COL. GEORGE W. BAIN. 

j/^OD bless our noble orator, 
^i' Kentucky's honored son, 
His flights are like the eagle's, 

Which rise towards the sun. 
We gaze upon his pictures. 

His thoughts each spirit cheers, 
His tender utterances inspire. 

And start, or dry our tears. 

His fame glows on the mountains, 

It flashes through the vales ; 
It breathes through sununer zephyrs, 

It rushes on the gales. 
We hear it in the evening, 

A soft and sweet refrain. 
And lo ! the morning's dewy light 

Flashes, Gkokok W. Bain ! 



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EPWORTH LEAGUE. 



JSE, I'lpwDrlh's s(Mis and cUui.nhtcrs, 

Strive for the good and true ; 
The field is vast, and widely 

Each day unfolds to you : — 
Bring l^ack >our \va>-\vard brothers, 

With erring sisters weep ; 
And bridge, with Scripture promises, 

Sin's fearful chasms deep. 

Combine to help the helpless, 

Sow light where darkness reigns ; 
In hearts all crushed with sorrow, 

vScatter love's golden grains ; 
Wait not for great occasions. 

For every da>' and hour, 
Kind words a thorn extracting. 

Will substitute a flower. 



Pray nuich ! He earnest hearted, 

And Christ-like in your speech — 
Your words, then. Spirit guided. 

Remotest lands maj^ reach ; 
Do, and the Lord will l)less you ; 

Be, and find hea\'en below ; 
Then every step ascending, 

Will brighten as you go. 
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GIFTS. 



^RBUTUS smiles, the first faint smile of spring, 
After the frozen frown of wintry wrath — 
Awakening gladness, and the l)lue birds sing 
Among the breaking buds in April's path. 

The pitcher plant, awaiting high commands, 
Ready to serve with dignity apace ; 

Bearing the wine of God in both her hands, 
Succors the modest flowers with modest grace. 

My warmest thanks for both these fragrant gifts. 

Sun-tinted bloom in nature's pitchers, rare ; 
As from the heart, each flower some sorrow lifts. 
So may you find it always, everywhere. 
Easter Week, i8go. 

AIR. 

^LESSED, God-given air. 
Existing everywhere ; 
In valleys low, or on the mountain path ; 
In tempests or in calm. 
Singing a holy psalm, 
When zephyrs sigh, or wails the wintry wrath. 

And yet they both retire, 
And both worn out, expire, 
As dies the ro.se wreath at the touch of night ; 
The struggle and the strife 
Evolve in peaceful life. 
As when the darkness ki.sses morning's liglit. 
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THE TRUE CHURCH. 



fHR Church of God is not alone 
The brick, and stone, foundation, roof ; 
But hearts, where God erects his throne, 
And spirit hfe makes warp and woof : 
Not simply where high organs peal, 

Or gathers the uncounted host. 
But where the fervent spirits kneel, 
And worship in the Holy Ghost. 

II. 

Nor this alone ! But every heart, 

A glowing flame, devoted, true ; 
Men, women, children, taking part. 

And doing what they find to do ; 
All thus engaged in toil divine, 

God sought, received, obeyed, adored — 
The soul renewed, becomes sublime. 

And earth is paradise restored. 

III. 

The circuit preacher ! Broad brimmed hat. 

Clothing of honest homespun made ; 
His long great coat and white cravat 

Are neat without artistic aid. 
His saddle-bags ! His faithful grey ! 

His Bible, hymn book, discipline ; 
And reading Wesley every day. 

Equipped and strong, he goes to win. 
1S89 



BY Till-: SEA. 



59 




UP FROM THE BEACH. 

^jjGP from the beach, joy-robed, with sunht faces, 
.^ Through green-leaved groves, go to the House of God 
High audience there, go up with love's quick paces, 

Where sainted feet delightedh' have trod. 
Heart-songs, soul-prayers, here reach the ear on high, 
And love, which never fails, gives back love's quick reply 



DEVOTION. 



iP to the Hou.se of God fond hearts repair, 
<\/p- Souls all aglow with pure devotion's fires : — 
Hold high conununion through each fer\-ent praj'er, 

Where human songs blend with celestial choirs : 
Sires, matrons, children, pressing towards the skies, 
Each .step God-guided, a divine arise. 
1892. 



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SMALL BEGINNINGS. 

I. 
[2 flickering ray, at first so small, 

None seemed to know from whence it came ; 
Yet, destined to o'ershadow all, 

And sweep, an all consnming flame ; 
One silent man, almost nnknown, 

With jo_\fnl heart, }-el wee])ing eyes, 
Came through the southern pines alone, 
And lit the lamp that flushed the skies. 

II. 
And so, the fire began to barn. 

And so the light began to spread ; 
Men from their sins began to turn, 

And sorrow's heart was comforted. 
The years roll on, and truth divine, 

Immortal seeds, take root beneath ; 
And towering, they rise sublime. 

Beyond the touch of frost and death. 

III. 

Ring, ring the bells ! the church complete. 

The walls are plain, the pulpit high ; 
Yet saints unite for sin's defeat. 

And all the powers of hell defy. 
To outward sight no charms appear. 

Yet human hearts with joy o'erflow ; 
The unplaned planks, though rough, are dear. 

And all within has glory's glow. 

1889. 



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MAY. 

^;HROUGH the chime of vesper bells, 
''■S\I* Softest, sweetest music swells ; 

Sweetest tones through all the air, 
Throbbing sweetness everywhere. 

Music's daughter, full of love, 
Goes to sing her songs above ; 
. But the evening's silken wings, 
Bringeth back heart welcomings. 

In her old, yet new employ, 
Heaven overflows with joy ; 
\\"e are comforted below 
With the blessed overflow. 

Hearts of .sorrow thus are soothed. 
Ways of roughness kindly smoothed. 
O, the ble.ssedne.ss ! when we 
Join her songs eternally. 



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SERMONS IN SONG. 



I. 



^AR out o'er the wild Red Sea, 
pi The tones of triumph rang ; 
As Miriam told of victory, 
In the high notes she sang". 



II. 



And all the })euple joined the song — 
Sires, matrons, maidens, sing ; 

For right had triumphed o\-er wrong, 
The Lord himself was King. 



III. 



But lo ! amid Judean hills, 
Still other songs are heard ; 

lyOve songs which ever>' nation fills, 
And human hearts are stirred. 



IV. 



Soft songs of peace, sweet songs of love. 

To man, by angels given ; 
High songs of joy, dropped from above, 

And leading l)ack to heaven. 



Go, sing these ever blessed songs, 
Sermons in songs proclaim ; 

Salvation to the Lord belongs, 
O blessed be His Name! 



1894 



BY THE SEA. 63 



GLADNESS. 

I. 
J^ING, ring the bells, there's jo}' above, 

Ring, ring the bells, there's jo}^ below ! 
The voice of God, immortal love. 

Is heard, and hearts are all aglow. 
Down from mj' mountain's lofty height, 

I see the church of God arise — 
While hol}^ men, filled with delight, 
Look on its walls in glad surprise. 

II. 
So came the Church ! so preachers came, 

Great men of God, sedate, serene ; 
Their souls inspired, a furnace flame. 

And sent of God, the}- stood between 
The living and the dead. When lo ! 

Sin is dethroned, the law maintained, 
Sinai and Calvary are aglow. 

And Clirist for all, to all proclaimed. 

III. 
The human heart a wreck complete. 

But Christ a Saviour, all divine ; 
In Him, sin's empire finds defeat, 

And over all, men rise sublime. 
Expelled from paradise by sin. 

We rise from sin's terrific fall ; 
By Christ again we enter in. 

And loss is gain, when Christ is all. 

1889. 



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MINISTERIAL CLASS REUNION OF 1844. 



tHE five decades are past ! we have not sought 
Through the long conflict for earth's poor renown ; 
But armed of God, the fight of faith have fought, 

And have this day secured the golden crown ; — 
The golden crown, not of eternal life. 

But that which marks the close of fifty years of strife. 

God-given years ! How blessed all their days ; 

Their toil sweet rest, defeats their triumphs won ; 
If paths were rough, they led to smoother ways : 

O'er darkest nights soon rose a brighter sun ; 
And savage seas bowed down to holx- calms. 

While discord tuned the lyre to love's delicious psalms. 

Comrades have fallen ! Xoble men of might; 

Fallen ? Nay, nay, risen to summits high ; 
Beyond the sun, beyond the stars of light. 

To zones of brightness which all thoughts defy. 
White-robed, love-crowned, eternal victors there, 

Amazement all ! with God, unending bliss to share. 

We tarry yet ! Life's work still incomplete ! 

Help us to finish, wiseh', Lord for Thee ; 
The little done, we lay at Thy dear feet. 

Wishing it had been wrought more perfectly. 
When all is through. Father, for us provide 

Sweet rest with Thee, and them, and all the glorified. 
1894. 



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PLUME OF THE BILLOW. 

^/ip,HE billow's plume is the wind-kissed wave, 
'<s^«> Where it crests the frosted silver spray ; 
Like the helmets' toss of warriors brave, 
Marching in strength on the victors' way. 
1S94. 

TELEGRAPH. 

fPACE is conquered, knowledge flies, 
Lightning winged through all the skies ; 
'But our prayers ascend to God, 
Ways b}' .swifter angels trod. 

1894. 

HEART FRUIT. 

^ORUIT by the .sea ! Heart Fruit ! Love, joy, and peace, 
^-^ The .spirit's gifts ! Redemption's rich supplies ; 
The.se, all expanding, God's divine increa.se. 

Bring ripening tints, .soul blushes from the skies ; 
While Ocean Grove, through all, sends forth its .song, 
Greeting each one, through Him, to whom we all belong. 
1892. 



Cr, STARLETS 



"BITTER SWEET. 



LHERE is nothing so bad, that it might not l)e worse." 
Thus runs the old proverb, and it mainly is true ; 
Yet life's ills could combine for an unheard of curse, 
All the more to be dreaded because something new. 

Yet there's throbbings of hope in the heart of de.spair, 
There are star glints of joy in the night's deepest gloom ; 

There are tender lute tones through the tempest tossed air. 
And germs of new life in the mould of the tomb. 

There is .sorrow in love, and there's gladness in grief, 
Sweet peace in the tumult which no foes can pre\-ent ; 

The heart bending lowest finds surest relief, 

And the .self-renounced will the di\-inest content. 

Then be steady and true, for our Father is good. 

If the eagle claims mountains, the mole has his hill ; 
The place He assigns us, let it be understood, 

Is our place, and true peace is accepting His will. 
1894. 



TENDERNESS. 

Lti;0\V warm thy heart, how .soft Ihine eye, 
Thy words distill like honey dew ; 
Love's tender .song brings love's reply. 
And love's old words are alwa^•s new ! 



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1892. 




GULIELMA! 

■^OY comes to thee, O bridegroom, 
W, Joy in this tender wa}- ; 

Through graceful art, of hand and heart, 
Of Guhehna ! 

Accept jt as from heaven, 
On this appointed day ; 
For gloom of night, is touched with light, 
By Gulielma ! 

THE BUTTERFLY. 



fi^CO matter where, no matter when, 

't^ By rolling sea, on mountains high, 

'Mid solitudes, or throngs of men. 

With well-trained heart and skillful eye ; 

We, if we never ceass to try, 

On mountain top, or b}- the sea. 

Shall, like the busy butterfly, 

Find good that is, or \et to be. 
1892. 



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LOVE AND PRAISE. 



•TinHE love of God, all human love transcending, 
^'^T^ Fondest and purest, sweetest and the best ; 
Without beginning it shall have no ending, 

Proceeding from, and leading to, the blest. 
Royal-enrobed in all enduring splendor. 
Grieved by neglect, yet in forgiveness tender. 



Bound ransomed hearts ! High joy excludes the sadness, 

All tongues enthused, extol eternal love ; 
Enwreathed with smiles comes tripping sunlit gladness, 

Each blessed note an echo from above. 
While songs of love and praise, mingling together. 
Increase the bliss of heaven, always, forever ! 
1894. 



THE CROSS. 



'TjpjHE bloody Cross precedes the rocky tomb, 
'^ The rocky tomb, the resurrection morn ; 
The golden light follows the midnight gloom. 

The smiles of God, the fiercest earthly scorn ; 
The Lord Christ suffered all His pathways, through, 
Courage, O Saint, He triumphed, so shall you. 
1887. 



BY 1 HE SEA. 



69 




LILLIAN. 

^HE laurels are wet on the mountains, 
I^ The forests are jewelled with rain ; 
Yet brightness unfolds in the valleys 
Where love sings her holy refrain. 
O Lillian, fair as the snowflake, 

But warm as the kiss of the sun; 

The fond and the fervent are mated, 

The mated and married are one. 



Though the clouds ma}- darken the heavens, 

Love lightens the sky of the soul ; 
Rich rainbows of hope in their splendor, 

With gladness are .spanning the whole. 
O love, thou art strong in the sunlight. 

But stronger when darkness shall frown ; 
New sorrows give birth to new triumphs, 

New griefs add new gems to thy crown. 
June, i88g. 



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ELIZABETH. 



Another mile-stone gained ! 
Another summit reached, skyward ascent ; 
Extending views, a brighter firmament ; 
Diviner joys, a hoher content, — 

A broader Hfe attained ; — 
Low at the feet of Him, highest of all. 
This birthdav blessedness, the soul's fond festival. 



II. 

Touched with the light of love, 
Earth's darkest scenes grow bright, its wild wa\-es still. 
Its deepest griefs heaven's holy laws fulfill ; 
And sweetest peace, no more a rippling rill, 

But, flowing from above, 
Widens to rivers, oceans, shoreless, deep, 
Where angel zephyrs, soft, in mellow nunnuurs sweep. 



BY THE SEA. 71 



III. 



So may this birthday here, 
' Mid sunny South-lands, blossomings and song, 
Where fruits abound, and tides of life are strong, 
Be a bright pledge that life for thee is long, — 

And full of holy cheer : 
Thy sunny home, husband, and children, friends. 
Type to thy tranquil soul, the life that never ends. 
Sovicrville, S. C, i8g^. 



LILIES AROUND THE CROSS. 



H^EVER mind the deepest sorrow, 
'o^ Never mind the greatest loss ; 
In the light of glad to-morrow, 
Lilies will entwine the cross. 

II. 

If the way is rough and thorny 

Promises are as the moss ; 
Burdens heavy, sky all stormy, 
Lilies still entwine the cross. 
Easter Eve, 1890. 




STARL/rrS 



OUR QUEEN. 



Sitting a queenly queen, 
Amid the " Daughters of the King of Kings," 
There, as we rise upon devotion's wings, 
Thy quiet smile the sweetest gladness brings ; 

In sorrow's depths, serene ; 
Thy voice, subdued, with tenderness replete, 
Has held us, loving captives, at thy feet. 



II. 



What shall we render thee, 
Oh, gentle lad_\-, who has loved us so? 
Whose glowing heart has set us all aglow 
In our own grief, to soothe some other's woe, 

With fondest fervency ; 
To thee. Our Queen, our truest love we give. 
And as King's Daughters, j^ledge ourselves to live. 

I II. 

Our aching bosoms swell I 
A shadow crosses all our sunlit skies, 
Our spirits droop, while tears bedew our eyes, 
Each burdened heart its silent sorrow sighs ; 

One sweet, but sad farewell ; 
Yet to us all, hope trills her rich refrain. 
Here, or beyond, the good shall meet again. 



1889. 



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PEARL. 

jHtj^ER face full of sunshine, no clouds can destroy, 
(Sfi^ Her heart full of love, her eyes bright with joy ; 
In deeds full of goodness her hands find employ. 

Now, what do you think ? Why, on Christmas, 3'ou see, 
Right straight, through the post, came a picture to me, 
And the folks all exclaimed, " Why, who can it bcl " 

I'll tell you at once : Why, the dear little girl, 
With the long flowing hair, inclining to curl. 
And bright sunny face, is just. Little Pearl. 

She's come to stay with us, you see, all the while, 

The long weary hours of our life to beguile, 

And cheer up our home with the light of her smile. 

So, now, when folks ask, " Whose is this little girl. 
With the long flowin*:; hair, inclining to curl ?" 
We say, " Don't you know i* It's our <'7.v/ Little Pearl." 
1887. 



74 ST.ih'/.ETS 



HEARING THE HARBOR. 



There's light across the sea ! 
The tempest's moans have sunk into a sigh, 
The billows sleep, there's brightness in the sky, 
Gladness is beaming in affection's eye, 

Love sings her lullaby. 
And hope at four score, patiently and calm 
Is singing here, the victor's endless psalm. 

II. 

Courage ; O, saint ! 
The tempests in thy sky are overpast. 
The weary sea-leagues are receding fast : 
Land ! land ahead ! God's own bright land at last. 

The heart, no longer faint, — 
Inspired, like storm-tossed men on reaching shore. 
Who leap to land, and live forevermore. 

III. 

O, cheer thee, cherished friend ! 
The toils of four score >'ears are full\- done, 
And, like the splendor of the setting sun. 
Earth's rest and heaven's are blending into one. 

Where human labors end. 
And break, like billows of a sunlit sea. 
In blessed bliss of God — eternally. 
1889. 



BY THE SEA. 75 



EIGHTY- SEVEN. 



.gIGHTY-SEVEN ! Lengthening shadows 
(£1^ Show the close of day ; 

Eighty-seven, nearing heaven, 

Shadows melt away. 
Eighty-seven ! oh, the journey, 

Weariness and care ; 
But, to ease us, Holy Jesus 

Guides through gloom and glare. 



II. 



Eighty-seven ! Ever changing. 

Sea, and human breast ; 
Glint and glimmer, sigh and shimmer, 

Tempest roar and rest. 
Eighty-seven ; through the dangers. 

Every pathway trod, 
High or lowly, leaning wholly, 

Enoch-like, on God. 

III. 

Eighty-seven ! Lengthening shadows 

Show the close of day ; 
Eighty-s^ven, nearing heaven. 

Shadows melt awa^^ 
Shadows pass, the substance lingers, 

Light and love and joy, 
Exit sadne.ss, enter gladness, 

Oh, the grand eniplov! 
1886. 



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DUAL ANNIVERSARY. 



y^XLAD day of birth, glad golden wedding day ! 

^: Fond memory revels in supreme delight ; 

The morning glad, the noon, and glad the night, 
And love enthroned, chants her exalted lay. 
Love's diamonds fla.sh in their own native way, 
Love's tones rebound, love's sunlit billows roll, 
While tides of bliss go throbbing through the soul. 
And love, white-robed, holds the imperial sway. 
lyOve's hearthstones glow with sweet affection's fire, 
Love's pathways bloom with hope's enchanting hues. 
Love's flowers expand, nouri.shed by love's fresh dews. 
Till in the round of life, all these expire, — 
Then love, expectant, sees the skies unfold. 
And, smiling, waits God's wedding day of gold. 

1889. 



IN ALL WEATHER. 



O; HEAR the murnuir of the cry.stal .springs, 
^^ Whose pulses throb, on through the summer's heat 
And through the winter's wail, sweet whisperings — 

As if, mid tempests and the burnished sleet. 
Their joys were highest, while their silver flow, 
Sun-lippjd, dash throvigli the mead enwrapt in virgin 
snow. 

1895- 



By IHE SEA. 



77 




RHODA. 



lip; HE sun comes in the morning, 
fc^ Bidding the darkness flee ; 
His beams revive the flowers, 
And brighten all the sea. 



The dews fall in the evening. 

Softly and silently, 
Giving to every flower 

A pearl of brilliancy. 

Both sun and dew are givers, 
With, or without display ; 

Their joy is in diffusing, 
Each in their quiet way. 

So in life's golden morning, 
Like sunshine and the dew ; 

Our Rhoda's gifts of gladness 
Are Ijeautiful and true. 



1895. 



78 STARLETS 



OUR PASTOR. 



[OY to our pastor ! Joy ! 
Joy to his (lueenly wife ! 
Twenty-five years — iinvrou.^iit with fears — 
Have had through all the strife, 
Such blessed high employ, 
That through each storm appears 
Raiubows, new born, from thickly falling tears. 



tvr 



II. 



Joy ! Mountain sunnnits high, 
Through passes rough and steep. 
Are reached at last, the roughest passed ; 
All others faith can leap ; 
So, pressing towards the sky, 
Though clouds may shadows cast, 
Visions break through, of glowing grandeur vast. 



III. 



' ' Jo}- ! ' ' older people sa>- ; 

' ' Joy ! ' ' cries the ardent youth ; 
The joy bells ring, the children sing, 
A blessed song, forsooth ; 
Jo>- blossoms all the wa^", 
Joy in all sorrowing, — 
Then boundless joy through heaven's eternal spring. 



1890. 




BY THE SEA. 



DEATH'S TRIUMPH. 

g MOTHER'S kiss is life's holy dew, 
And the young wife's hope is bright, 
Wliile the lisping loves of childhood true, 
Fill home's sweet bowers with light. 

But Death comes in to darken the skies 
And to blast the June buds throuo-h • ' 
" What to me," he says, " are love-li^t eyes, 
Or what are the fond hearts true ? " 

I can dash the cup from lips of bliss. 
Can say to each heart be still ; 

Can put out the light from worlds like this 
I can, I have, and I will! 

And then, when the morning light broke in 

The tent ni its beauty lay ; 
But he who had slept there', free from sin 

Awoke \n the realms of day. 

Then loved ones sit by the fallen tent, 
^\'ith their hearts still beating true ;' 

They say, "The tenant was onh- lent', 
And the Lord has claimed His due." 

Oh, the heart of love is a sacred boon. 

Earth's l^rightest jewel given ; 
Though the human side expires so soon, 
1 he Christly lives in heaven 
1887. 



79 



80 STAk'lJ'.TS 



A MAIDEN. 

IbN the valley, lone and IowIn- ; 
i". Walked a maiden fair ; 
Twining fondly fragrant blossoms, 
In her golden hair. 

On the hill tops, through the meadows, 

By the brooklet's side ; 
Softly, like the silvery waters, 

She, a maiden, sighed. 

Ej'es, were like the stars alcove her. 

Face, a vision bright ; 
And her coming brought the gladness, 

As the sun brings light. 

Bright her e^-es with pure affection, 

Others bright, replied ; 
Love was born in two fond bosoms, 

Two fond lovers sighed. 

Is there in this realm of sorrow 

Any sweeter bliss ; 
In the cup of human gladness, 

Joy so full as this ? 

All the sky above is brighter, 

All aglow the vale ; 
As we sing in holy measure, 

Love's delicious tale. 



1884. 



BY THE SEA. 81 




BERTHA. 

^ITTLE ferns and mosses, 
Wear their dew}' crowns ; 

Though they may have crosses, 
Never show their frowns. 

So our bonny lasses, 

By the lakes or sea ; 
Beautiful as sunlight. 

Smile as cheerfully. 

Multitudes of grasses, 
Springing from the sod ; 

Lift their glowing dewdrops. 
Each reflecting God. 

So, of all the pleasures 
In the paths of youth ; 

Bertha finds her sweetest 
In the words of Truth. 



1895. 



82 STAA'/.ETS 

VICTORIA. 

i-ifti) l)faro a (i\uffn. 

VICTORIA ! A golden reign, 

Of fifty tried and trusted years ; 
The Empress of a wide domain, 
A Koh-i-noor amid th>' peers. 

Around the globe th}' power is felt. 
On every sea thy banners glow ; 

Thy highest fame when thou hast knelt. 
To Him from whom true honors flow. 

Thy throne, more than a golden throne, 
Thy crown, illustrious as the light, 

Thy sceptre, swayed for truth alone, 
A jewelled ensign of the right. 

Back fifty >-ears ! A maiden fair, 
A royal maiden, pure and good ; 

But nobler now, though marked with care. 
In all thy royal motherhood. 

A woman's reign ! Yet wi.se and true, 
A woman's reign ! Revile it not ; 

A woman's reign ! The past review, 
A woman's reign ! without a l:)lot. 

Hail woman ! Queen of home and heart, 

Thy sceptre wave o'er .sea and sod. 
Thy rule is love's divinest art. 

Thy reign, next to the reign of God. 
June IS, 1SS7. 



BY THE SEA. 83 



THE BISHOPS DAUGHTER. 

(^^WEET Mays will blossom into Junes — Sweet Junes, 
feo Delicious all dav lono; ; 

Sweet notes will marshal into tunes — sweet tunes, 
In one harmonious song. 

The mountain springs widen to streams — sweet streams. 

Then broaden into baj-s ; 
And nights are lighted up with dreams — sweet dreams. 

Then lost in golden days. 

The ^•alle^■s bright wear beauty's smile — sweet .smile, 

Where gentle waters flow ; 
Childhood and youth here wait awhile — sweet while, 

Till buds to blossoms grow. 

And so otir Jfay stepped into June — sweet June, 

In such a royal way ; 
Ma}' — Jinie, meet .soon, echo replies — sweet soo7i, 

On graduation day. 

From beauty's vale, a.scending slopes — sweet slopes, 

With rainbows arched above ; 
The glowing heart rebounds with hopes — sweet hopes, 

And life is crowned with love. 

vSununer unfolds, the hou.sehold pet — .sweet pet. 

Still ours, our own, alway ; 
And yet, things change, and ir/, and vet — sweet YET, 

Our June, is now in May. 
1888. 



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JESUS. 



TESUS! Human infant, weejiing. 
^ On His mother's lo\vl\- knee ; 
Jestis, weary, pillowed, sleeping. 
As He sails o'er Galilee. 

Jesus! Saviotir, balm for sadness, 
Hope for all, a joyful sound ; 

Let the tidings, full of gladness, 
Roll the sin-girt earth around. 

Jesus, Star! .shines out in splendor; 

Jesus. Sun, brings in the day ; 
Jesus, voicing accents tender, 

Kids me come to Him, The Way. 

Jesus, Master! kindly knocking, 
At the door of every heart ; 

Gladly now, my .soul unlocking. 
Welcomes Thee to every part. 

Jesus! Friend of all the lowly. 

Shepherd, Prophet, Priest, and King ; 

O the joy of being holy, 
O what rapture as I .sing ! 

Jesus! Let my .soul adore Thee, 
Cleansed by Thee from every .sin ; 

Thus renewed, bow down before Thee, 
Reach the <rates and enter in. 



nv THE SEA. 



85 




HATTIE. 



^HE came from the skies like a snow-white bird, 
s Perching a \^-hile on love's bosom for rest ; 
Her cherub tones all fond affections stirred, 
And fond affection warmed her downy nest. 



II. 



A while she sung, so tenderly and sweet. 
Cheerful at dawn, and dreamily at night ; 

While through her rhythmic carolings complete. 
Her wings were pluming for another flight. 



III. 



1895. 



Away, away, to higher song-lands free, 

Earth's Kden left, for frostless gardens rare. 

And fre.sh young life unfolding endlessly, 
The bliss of blis.ses finds perfection there. 



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HEAVEN. 

§UT and away, somewhere, it will be foiiiul. 
The Central Throne, the Palace of the King, 
Where God Himself his own is welcomino^, 
And white-robed saints eternally are crowned — 
Where all celestial ecstacies abound. 
The bliss of bloom, beneath the cloudless skies, 
lyike love, unfolds to love's bewildered eyes. 
And love's soft song melts in delicious sound. 
When shall I reach that high and holy clime ? 
My friends go up in chariots of light, 
While I must wait for all their bliss sublime. 
Hush ! Taught of God, I rise to new delight ; 
And, as the lake reflects the skies above, 
Find heaven abides, e'en here, in the pure heart 
of love. 
1888. 



NOBLER BIRTH. 



^^ 



■LINGING to the things of earth. 
Grant us each a nobler birth ; 
Ours be not the sparrow's flight, 
But the eagle's, lost in light ; 
Wings of faith, O help us rise. 
To the paths of paradise. 




BY THE SEA. 87 



THE SAINTS OF GOD. 

f)HE saints of God are marching on, 
In robes of spotless white ; 
Their faces glow like morning's dawn, 
Their paths, the paths of light. 

Their steps are true, their hearts beat high, 
Their songs, the songs of jo}- ; 

There's gladness in each beaming eye, 
And heaven in their emplo)^ 

Crowns sit upon each polished brow. 
Bright crowns of living light ; 

They wave the palms of victors now, 
Though passing through the fight. 

Exultant march ! exultant reign ! 

There's conquest in their tread ; 
The foes of inward peace are slain, 

And Satan's hosts have fled. 

Their banners float upon the breeze, 

The world looks in surprise, 
And asks in wonder, ' ' Who are these ? ' ' 

" .Mine, Mixe ! " the Lord replies. 

Bright banner' d host, your leader God, 

Once small but now so vast, 
March in the light, pure thro' the blood, 

And enter heaven at last ! 
1889. 



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ABSOLUTENESS. 



The Lord our Holy God, 
He liveth, lovetli, reigneth. 
Always, all things sustaineth ; 
He ever so reinainelh, 

Creation heeds His nod : — 
If man is reckless, he must understand. 
That all things bend or break, at God's supreme conunand. 

II. 

Earth does not wish it so ! 
Man fain would be dogmatic. 
But, God's ways are emphatic. 
And pure love, autocratic, 

Consulteth none, to know : — 
Wisdom, love-swayed, is masterful for good, 
And terror's reign bows down before God's Fatherhood. 
1894. 

ALL AT WORK. 



f^HHIS is God's way, and every heart, 
%^ A glowing flame, devoted, true ; 
Men. women, children taking part. 
And doing what the>- find to do ; 
All thus engaged in toil divine, 

God sought, received, obeyed, adored- 
The .soul renewed, becomes sublime, 
And earth is paradis2 restored. 
1890. 



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MARY. 
ipHE paths she walked were bright with God's sweet 



'^■y smile, 

The paths of hol>- duty ; 
Thorny sometimes, but blossoming the while, 
Into divinest beauty. 

With spirit meek and mild, she walked in white, 

Rainbows of hope abo\-e her ; 
Patient and cheerful, fond home's purest light, 

And she home's fondest lover. 

Parental hearts basked in her love-lit eyes, 

To them, full orbs of s])lendor ; 
Her voice, like mu.sic from the far-off .skies, 

Such as none others render. 

Gone home ! The sweet beyond. Henceforth to l)e 
Christ's bride, who.se love had .sought her : 
Bride-groom divine ! Bereft, but lovingh-, 
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ADALINE. 

[5 BURSTING bud nestled amid the bowers, 
Brightest and best, in all the garden fair ; 
With tinted lips it kissed its sister flowers, 

And bathed its brow with morning's dewy air. 

The gardener passed along the blooming border. 
And found it in its lilushing beauty dressed ; 

Then to the palace by a royal order, 

Bore the rich bloom to grace the royal breast. 

Then, all the opening buds and blossoms tender. 
Envied their fair young sister, borne away ; 

Thence to unfold amid the palace splendor, 
While they were left to wither and decay. 

And, so j-our Adaline, in home's sweet bowers, 
Op'ed in her tenderness with smiles of love ; 

The Gardener sought the best among the flowers. 
And claimed your bud for palace halls above. 

Then do not crave her back. Forever rising. 

Though to our sight she sleeps beneath the sod ; 

Soon light will break, and then, with joy surprising, 
You shall behold her blooming still with God. 

We will be patient ! That which seems all sadness 

Has better meanings than we often give ; 
From deepest sorrows rise the highest gladness : 
And so in death, we just begin to live. 
1886. 



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THE SUMMIT SPRING. 

' Y mountain roadside, where the forest ends, 
^^ Beneath the stern old rocks, with hchens gray ; 
Wliere the wild grape-vines in their graceful trends, 

From forest shades creep to the light of da>- ; 
Where daisies blossom, and the crickets trill, 
God brews the pure fresh water bv his own sweet will. 
1895- 

PURITY. 
.f^O stifRing stench from Nature's vats arise, 
^^ No sickening fumes disgust the artless child ; 
But pure as dew-drops from the bending skies, 
God's nectar comes as dew-drops undefaled ; 
We bless the day when water first was made, 
For by this grand old beverage have our ner\-es been 
sta3'ed. 
1895- 

RURAL. 

.ROUND are hills and mountains forest crowned, 
And silver lakes in emerald frames are set ; 
Here Indian camps in the stone age were found, 
And war's rude implements are gathered yet ; 
But, savagery subdued, mountains and dells 
Are startled nevermore bv the wild Indians' veils 
1895- 

THE ROBIN'S BATH. 

;H^|OW glad the mi.s.sion of the .sun-lit tides, 
(SfW Where robins bathe, and bluebirds dip their wings ; 
The autunni leaf in .silent beauty glides. 

Here nestling birds learn their first carollings ; 
Refre.shed the kine, the rootlets drink their fill. 
And .sparkHng waters flow to help the distant mill. 
1895. 



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UPWARD. 



1890. 



^ON of God ! I look to Thee, 
^ With compassion look on nie ; 

Lift me by Thy smiles of love, 

To the better things above ; 

Rule my heart, my will control, 

Grant the peace which cahns th;; soul. 

When I'm wrong, O set me right, 
Lift from darkness into light ; 
Out of winter, cold and gre^-. 
Waft me into summer's day ; 
From the desert wastes of .^in, — 
To Thy garden take me in. 

CIVILIZATION. 

^j^HE .stone age gone, the iron come at last, 

»^ The .silver and the golden periods, here ; 

The roughest rocks drop into order fast, 

Un.sightly forms in beauty's garb appear ; 
The fragrant rose-tree, and the feathery larch, 
Man.sion and music join the civilizing march. 



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1895. 



PERPETUITY. 

jTiLL the bright waters flow, the same old .spring, 
3 Soft, clear and cool, of imperfections .shorn ; 
New ages come, but no impro\'ements bring, 

As perfect now as when it first was born. 
And centuries on will be, down to the end, 
For who, in this world, can perfection mend? 



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JENNIE AND FLOSSIE. 



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^^?7^E are sisters, tender sisters, 
^&:^ Bound b}' silken cords of love ; 
Held by fetters, golden fetters, 

All whose links were forged above. 

We are sisters ! Happy sisters, 
Sweetly held by sacred ties. 

May they hold you, ever hold you, 
Here on earth, and to the skies. 



JOY. 



^^TMHEN ring the bells, the soft, sweet bells 
'^^'i> Old times go out, all things are new ; 
The anthem swells, ring, ring the bells — 

Ring of the all things good and true. 
O ring the bells, triumphant bells ; 

Let ran.somed hosts high tributes bring. 
The Church of God her anthem swells. 
Let heaven and earth the jov bells ring 
1889 



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CROWN THE YEARS. 



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ROWN the five and twenty years, 
^q Years of smiles and years of tears ; 
Years of toil which God has blest, 
Years of weariness and rest ; 
Years of sunshine more than sadness, 
Crown the silver years with gladness. 

CROWNS FOR ALL. 



?f ROWNS, crowns ! What shall we crown ? a high 
1 endeavor ? 

A noble stride in the .straight lines of light ? 
Lord, there's a crown for all who seek Thy favor, 

And w ith a single eye .strive for the right. 
These crowns will fit the liighest and the lowly. 

The royal king, the beggar or the slave ; 
Crowns none can wear unless the heart is lioly. 

And to be holy, Christ the Lord nuist .save. 
Lord, crown this Seaside Service, and its untold story, 

And if it please Thee, us, with all Thy widening glory 



1894. 



ANGELS CROWN THEM. 

Angels of God descend ! 
Spirit illume, unveil the Great White Throne ; 
All that the .soul may see to us be .shown, 
And all the knowable to us make known : 

Divine refinements, blend 
With things below. Ethereal realms unfold, 
And silver crowns precede the richer crowns 
of eold. 



1894. 



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IDA. 

Thy home was love's retreat ! 
Affection's throne, with God's imparted grace ; 
A downy nest, where love had fond embrace, 
Where smiles enwreathed each gentle lo^•e-lit face. 

Where love's soft kiss was sweet. 
No gilded walls were there, no lofty dome, 
But love's divine inscription — " Home, Swekt Home." 

But, now, still more complete. 
Thy higher home ! In God's sublimest sense ; 
Enduring, perfect, blissfulness intense ; 
For all our toils heaven's royal recompen.se, 

Where all tlie Christly meet. 
The ja.sper walls are there, and splendor's dome, 
The Father's House ! Home, sweeter, Sweetest Home! 
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THRESHOLD. 

}(r!\PEX wide the palace g'ates, 
•^T^' On the threshold ]xitience waits ; 
Then the spirit cleansc^d from sin, 
Robed in white, shall enter in ; 
Sword unbuckled, cross laid down, 
We shall wear the victor's crown. 
1894. 

OLD-NEW. 

The old develops new, 
Like l)urstin_a; buds from Aaron's withered rod, 
Or a white lily from the cold black sod. 
Like sweet fresh life, from the warm heart of God ; 

Like morning's pearly dew 
On the dry grass, flashing beneath the skies, 
So from the old, new di.spensations rise. 
And truths evolve, Christ-hued, each a divine surpri.se. 

1894. 

THE ROYAL CROWN. 

^j!l[>fIGHEST bestowment ! Coronation day ! 
^1^ Infinite condescension, God comes down. 
Here by the matchless sea, in his grand way. 

And on our work places his royal crown ; 
And honored thus, before his throne we fall. 

For God alone is Great ! He, the Eternal All ! 
1894. 



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